Inspiring Engagement - Realising Potential
Tena Koutou katoa, Warm greetings to you
Our Strategic Goals
Develop and deliver a responsive curriculum through effective pedagogy
- Implement the New NZC documents, unpacking and adapting for students working within the expanded framework ensuring the progressions are appropriate to age and stage , aligned with school systems and informed by quality assessment
- Ensure that mathematics programmes introduced in 2025 and BSLA to be introduced in 2026 are delivered effectively and have a positive impact on student learning and progress
Grow our people, places, systems and structures to meet the projected growth of the school
- Undertake a review and conduct a future focus analysis of how the organisation and structures of CASS may need to evolve , creating models for consultation and discussion
- Develop a more cohesive, well-articulated approach to classroom environments and their relationship to pedagogy, communication and effective management of school resources including Aided language environments, TEACCH structures and Play based learning
Strengthen our connections with whānau, host schools, community agencies, services and each other
- Further develop the role of CASS as an outward looking centre of expertise in supporting ORS students in our local area.
- PLD with MOE
- Fundholder model
- Implement our Attendance Management Plan with an aim to improve student attendance from 62% to 70% who attend school more than 90% of the time
Download a copy of our latest ERO Report here
All of our students are priority learners with high and complex needs. It is the role of our teachers to meet each student at their individual point of learning and deliver programmes based on the students’ Learning Plans. Our therapists (speech and language, physio and occupational) have specialised health–based expertise to prepare our students to access the curriculum. Our associate staff (teacher aides) support student learning in the classroom by following programmes of integrated teaching and therapy with our students.
ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR FAMILIES AND WHANAU
Our families are our whanau. When we enrol a student, we ‘enrol’ their family in whatever form that may take. It is all about those around each child who have a special role in their lives. We work closely with families and whanau formally through Mahi Tahi (Parent Partnership) meetings and reviews and informally virtually daily via text, email, phone, notebook or seesaw.
Family members are welcome in our school. We are so pleased when they are able to attend our school ‘events’ days and see how their child learns, engages and enjoys the many aspects of school.
DEVELOPING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Connecting with other organisations leads to greater opportunities for our students, resources for our school and wider awareness of our students as socially valued individuals. The Cerebral Palsy Society partners with many of our families to provide vouchers for access to community activities. The Blind Foundation works with us to support teaching and learning through the ‘lens’ of students who have vision impairments. Community Trusts fund technology resources for our students and contribute to a variety of ‘arts’ therapies.